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Apex Group appoints Dr Khan as Head of Shariah Products
12 June 2026 Middle East
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Apex Group has appointed Dr Areeba Khan as head of Shariah Products, which the firm says strengthens its Sharia?compliant product and servicing capabilities across global markets.
Khan brings extensive academic, advisory, and industry experience in Islamic finance and Islamic capital markets.
In her role at Apex Group, Khan will lead the development and expansion of Sharia?compliant products and services, supporting clients across asset management, wealth, alternatives, and digital assets.
In 2020, Khan joined DinarStandard in the United States as an independent research analyst and contributed to the Global Islamic Financial Report.
Since then, she has worked with Islamic fintech and financial institutions globally, including Zoya Finance, Ethis, Marhaba DeFi, Ratings Intelligence, and Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions, with responsibilities spanning research and business development.
In addition to her advisory work, Khan founded an Islamic fintech company based in Dubai International Financial Centre, which was acquired in 2025.
She holds a doctorate in Islamic Capital Markets from Aligarh Muslim University, where she also served as an assistant professor.
Matthew Pykstra, head of FundRock in the Middle East, says: “Dr Khan’s appointment supports Apex Group’s strategy to expand its Shariah?compliant product offering and better serve asset managers operating in fast?growing Islamic finance markets.
“Her background will be instrumental in building solutions that are both Shariah?aligned and commercially scalable.”
Khan brings extensive academic, advisory, and industry experience in Islamic finance and Islamic capital markets.
In her role at Apex Group, Khan will lead the development and expansion of Sharia?compliant products and services, supporting clients across asset management, wealth, alternatives, and digital assets.
In 2020, Khan joined DinarStandard in the United States as an independent research analyst and contributed to the Global Islamic Financial Report.
Since then, she has worked with Islamic fintech and financial institutions globally, including Zoya Finance, Ethis, Marhaba DeFi, Ratings Intelligence, and Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions, with responsibilities spanning research and business development.
In addition to her advisory work, Khan founded an Islamic fintech company based in Dubai International Financial Centre, which was acquired in 2025.
She holds a doctorate in Islamic Capital Markets from Aligarh Muslim University, where she also served as an assistant professor.
Matthew Pykstra, head of FundRock in the Middle East, says: “Dr Khan’s appointment supports Apex Group’s strategy to expand its Shariah?compliant product offering and better serve asset managers operating in fast?growing Islamic finance markets.
“Her background will be instrumental in building solutions that are both Shariah?aligned and commercially scalable.”
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